Suffering is the very best gift He has to give us. He gives it only to His chosen friends.
THERESE OF LISIEUXIf I did not simply live from one moment to another, it would be impossible for me to be patient, but I only look at the present, I forget the past, and I take good care not to forestall the future.
More Therese of Lisieux Quotes
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If every tiny flower wanted to be a rose, spring would lose its loveliness.
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Prayer and sacrifice can touch souls better than words.
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The world’s thy ship and not thy home.
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What a joy to remember that she is our Mother! Since she loves us and knows our weakness, what have we to fear?
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Even now I know it: yes, all my hopes will be fulfilled… yes… the Lord will work wonders for me which will surpass infinitely my immeasurable desires.
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For one pain endured with joy, we shall love the good God more forever.
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As the sun shines both on the cedar and the smallest flower, so the Divine sun illumines each soul.
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Prayer for me is an updward leap of the heart
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Our Lord needs from us neither great deeds nor profound thoughts. Neither intelligence nor talents. He cherishes simplicity.
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My whole strength lies in prayer and sacrifice, these are my invincible arms; they can move hearts far better than words, I know it by experience.
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My vocation, at last I have found it; my vocation is love.
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Love is the Cross, and the Cross is Love.
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In trial or difficulty I have recourse to Mother Mary, whose glance alone is enough to dissipate every fear.
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It is love alone that counts.
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Without love, deeds, even the most brilliant, count as nothing.
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